diff --git a/src/ncurses.cc b/src/ncurses.cc
index de72f3204..7f65a342d 100644
--- a/src/ncurses.cc
+++ b/src/ncurses.cc
@@ -237,6 +237,8 @@ NCursesUI::NCursesUI()
     signal(SIGINT, on_sigint);
 
     update_dimensions();
+
+    wrefresh(stdscr);
 }
 
 NCursesUI::~NCursesUI()